Also scoring in double figures for the Illini (20-8, 7-7 Big Ten) was Brandon
Paul who delivered 16 points in the team's fifth consecutive win.

The Nittany Lions (8-18, 0-14) were paced by Jermaine Marshall who tallied a
game-high 20 points, shooting 4-of-8 behind the 3-point line. Sasa Borovnjak
tied a career high with 17 points, adding a team-best six rebounds, while D.J.
Newbill pitched in with 12 points and five assists, but he was also guilty of
seven of the unit's 16 turnovers.

PSU opened the game on a 9-2 run, but from there the visitors were outscored
27-11 as Illinois established a 29-20 advantage at the break. The hosts held
the edge despite shooting only 36.4 percent from the floor in the first half.

Following the break, PSU made good on 7-of-14 shots beyond the arc, compared
to only 3-of-12 for the Illini, but at the same time the home team connected
on 14-of-21 at the free-throw line in order to secure the win.

With the victory the Illini now have 20 wins for the 12th time in the last 14
seasons.

The Nittany Lions entered the night as one of only two programs at the
Division I level that's still seeking their first conference victory of the
season, the other being Grambling State which is 0-14 in the Southwestern
Athletic Conference and is winless in 23 games overall in 2012-13 at the
moment.

Penn State has now lost 18 consecutive conference games dating back to last
season.